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North Dakota State football schedule 2026
12 regular-season games, 6 at home and 6 away, from Aug 29 to Nov 27. 9 in the Mountain West. Next up: at home against Jacksonville State on Aug 29.
August 2026 1 games
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs Jacksonville State |
September 2026 3 games
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs Fordham | |
| Sep 12 | at Air Force | |
| Sep 19 | at Sacramento State |
October 2026 5 games
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | vs Wyoming | |
| Oct 10 | at UNLV | |
| Oct 17 | vs Nevada | |
| Oct 24 | at New Mexico | |
| Oct 31 | vs UTEP |
November 2026 3 games
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 14 | at Hawai'i | |
| Nov 21 | vs Northern Illinois | |
| Nov 27 | at San José State |
North Dakota State's 2026 season
North Dakota State plays 12 regular-season games in 2026, 6 at home at Fargodome and 6 away, opening on Aug 29 and finishing on Nov 27. 9 of them are Mountain West games and 3 are not — which is the shape of a college season: a short non-conference run, most of it early, and then two months inside the conference. The longest run at home is 2 games, from Aug 29 to Sep 5; the longest run on the road is 2, from Sep 12 to Sep 19.
The non-conference games are against Jacksonville State on Aug 29, Fordham on Sep 5, Sacramento State on Sep 19. Those opponents are not in the Mountain West, so they do not appear as rows on the conference grid — a cell naming one carries a dotted underline there to say so. They are part of this team's season all the same, which is why they are on the grid at all rather than left as blank weeks.
Kick-off times are shown in your own timezone rather than US Eastern time — detected automatically, and overridable in the “Times in” control above. A Saturday-evening game in the United States is the small hours of Sunday morning across Europe, and a game that crosses midnight carries a +1 so it cannot be mistaken for the same evening. To see how North Dakota State's season compares with the rest of the conference — who has the harder stretch, and whose non-conference run is heaviest — the full Mountain West grid puts all 10 teams side by side.
Frequently asked questions
When does North Dakota State play next?
North Dakota State's next game is at home against Jacksonville State on Aug 29. The list below shows every remaining game, with kick-off times in your own timezone.
How many games does North Dakota State play in 2026?
12 regular-season games: 6 at home at Fargodome and 6 away, from Aug 29 to Nov 27. 9 are against Mountain West opponents and 3 are not. Conference championship games, bowls and the College Football Playoff are not included.
Who does North Dakota State play outside the Mountain West in 2026?
3 games: Jacksonville State on Aug 29, Fordham on Sep 5, Sacramento State on Sep 19. Those opponents are not in the Mountain West, so they have no row of their own on the conference grid — they are marked there with a dotted underline, and named in full on this page.
What time do North Dakota State's games start in my timezone?
Every confirmed kick-off on this page is converted to the timezone your browser reports, with a manual override in the "Times in" control. College football is published in US Eastern time, so a Saturday-evening game there starts in the small hours of Sunday across Europe, and those carry a +1 mark.
Other Mountain West teams
Air Force Hawai'i Nevada New Mexico Northern Illinois San José State UNLV UTEP Wyoming